Superior Drummer 3 introduction video.
Welcome to an an all-encompassing library for near infinite percussive creation,
immersive sound design, scoring and composition.
Check out the Superior Drummer 3 Orchestral Edition featuring the full Superior Drummer 3 software and core library as well the the Orchestral Percussion SDX.
TAKE ME THEREGeorge Massenburg’s contribution to the world of audio technology is hard to emphasize in words. Aside from having produced, mixed or engineered in excess of four hundred records, received almost any industry award thinkable, been inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame and received an honorary Doctorate of Music at the esteemed Berklee College, he is the inventor of an industry staple: the parametric equalizer. His attention to detail, accuracy and quality is second to none.
Superior Drummer 3 called for a superior engineer. These are his drum sounds – captured with layers of technology and a lifetime of experience to back it up.
New to the world of Superior Drummer or already in the family?
Find your path below.
SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2SD2 |
SUPERIOR DRUMMER 3SD3 |
EZDRUMMER 2EZD2 |
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Core library size |
approx. 19 GB |
approx. 235 GB |
approx. 4 GB |
Drum set brands |
1 |
6 |
4 |
Kit configurations |
6 |
14 |
5 |
Ready for surround playback |
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Audio to MIDI conversion (Tracker) |
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Kicks |
2 |
16 |
8 |
Snares |
7 |
25 |
8 |
Cymbals |
32 |
32 |
13 |
Electronic sounds |
(approx. 350) |
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Mixer effects |
5 |
35 |
depending on preset |
Mixer channels |
18 |
22 |
depending on preset, max. 15 |
Mixer/channel presets |
19 |
> 67 |
29 |
Instrument bleed |
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Internal mixer busses |
16 |
16 |
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Internal stereo outputs |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Humanize functionality |
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Tune drumheads and cymbals |
pitch-control |
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Reverse sample playback |
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Pitch envelope control |
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Audio bounce in 16 and 24 bit |
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Percussion sounds |
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Percussion MIDI grooves |
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Future hit MIDI grooves |
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Import your own samples |
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MIDI grid editor |
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Quantize MIDI grooves |
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Swing Quantize MIDI grooves |
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Advanced MIDI Editing (nudge, random, ect) |
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Edit Play Style |
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Tap2Find |
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Song Creator |
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Song Track |
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Tempo & time signature change on Song Track |
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Multiple song track versions |
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Scalable interface |
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Detachable windows/tabs |
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Macro controls |
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MIDI learn |
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Support for keyboard shortcuts |
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Core MIDI library size |
approx. 1513 files |
approx. 1640 files |
approx. 940 files |
MIDI categorized in songparts |
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Instrument search browser with filters |
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MIDI search browser with filters |
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Custom graphics for all drums |
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Show webshop MIDI |
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Customizable mixer layout |
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Combine drums from all Installed Toontrack sound libraries (SDX & EZX) |
Only EZX |
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Create Drum Stacks |
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Advanced e-drum features |
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Edit hi-hat pedal response/openness |
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Edit ‘Snare Zone Control’ |
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E-drum mapping presets for most brands |
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Enable MIDI out |
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Simplified microphone routing |
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Advanced metronome settings |
Here’s an overview of videos covering anything from behind the scenes material to tutorials and inspirational tips and tricks. Enjoy!
Superior Drummer 3 a complete drum production studio.
In this video, we take a deeper look at the Drums tab in Superior Drummer 3.
In this video, we take a deeper look at the Grooves tab in Superior Drummer 3.
In this video, we take a deeper look at the Mixer tab in Superior Drummer 3.
In this video, we take a deeper look at the Tracker tab in Superior Drummer 3.
Learn more about the benefits and common uses for the Envelope and Offset property box.
Learn more about what you can do within the Reverse property box.
How to use the Velocity Curve property box with internal MIDI.
Learn all about what you can do within the Level property box.
Learn about the advanced tuning algorithm and what you can do within the Tuning property box.
Superior Drummer 3 comes with ten (10) built-in dynamic tools including six (6) dedicated compressors/limiters.
An example of the many expressive articulations recorded for the snare drums in the Superior Drummer 3 core sound library.
This video demonstrates the benefits of using the Velocity Curve property box with internal MIDI inside of Superior Drummer 3.
The benefits and common uses for the Envelope and Offset property box, two of the many sound shaping tools available in Superior Drummer 3.
Join engineer George Massenburg and team and get a glimpse of what happened behind the scenes during the sessions
In this video, Tom from Galaxy Studios in Belgium walks you through the facilities.
Superior Drummer 3: Microphone walkthrough with George Massenburg.
We caught up with Andy Sneap during his Superior Drummer 3 preset session.
Meet Mark Lewis, one of the collaborators behind the wide range of presets in Superior Drummer 3.
A quick comment from Bob Rock on the presets he designed for Superior Drummer 3.
Learn how to stack additional acoustic kicks and snares along with a kick/snare from the collection of electronic drum sounds.
Learn how to make tuning adjustments and how to work with the new tuning algorithm.
Learn how to work with the Bus Sends and various other sound shaping tools in the available in the Mixer!
Learn how to use the Macro Controls to adjust multiple parameters at once using the input and output settings of a compressor on a room channel.
In this video, we take a closer look at importing samples and how to create hybrid kits in Superior Drummer 3.
Learn how to use the new search functions and filters in the Grooves window to quickly find any groove within your MIDI libraries.
Learn more about the Tap2Find and Edit Play Style functions from the perspective of a song writer/producer.
The all-new Grid Editor allows you to edit your MIDI in any way you want. Learn more about the key features, including the articulation drop downs and the variety of ways you can manipulate velocity.
Learn how to use a single MIDI groove to generate entire song structures using the Song Creator. Also, learn more about saving your own templates and how to use them for other groove ideas later.
Learn how to quickly export your MIDI files via drag and drop and how you can bounce high quality audio files in a variety of ways.
In this video, Mike shows you how easy it is to get a groove going in Superior Drummer 3.
Short and to-the-point videos that all answer the simple question of “how to” accomplish a certain idea or sound by using creative ways of working with Superior Drummer 3.
How to create builds and risers in a song.
How to create ambient builds.
How to create hi-hat and snare FX.
How to create cymbal swells.
How to get a bigger drum sound by using a single compressor on the main output of Superior Drummer 3.
How to use distortion on a Reverb Send to produce a more aggressive and ambient drum sound.
How to create a parallel compression channel and make it sound massive.
How to create a Reverb Bus channel and use the Creative Filter to adjust the frequencies being altered by the reverb effect.
How to create your own “fake” ambient channel by emulating the sound of an ambient room.
How to take the ambience channels from another expansion library and use it with the core library of Superior Drummer 3.
How to enhance your kick drum sound using the Tape Simulator along with the Compressor and Transient effects.
How to apply tape distortion to your drum mix while simultaneously adjusting the tape drive output using the Macro Controls.
How to use the Tape Simulator as an EQ tool for adjusting low and high frequencies within your drum mix.
How to enhance your drum mix by using the Tape Simulator effect on individual instrument channels and/or the drum bus.
How to create a massive sounding ’80s style drum mix.
How to use the Plate Reverb and 1981 Classic Reverb effects to create an ’80s style drum reverb.
How to use the Comp670 compressor to make independent compression adjustments to the center/side stereo field information or the Left/Right channels.
How to create a big, bombastic drum mix using the Comp76 compressor along with the parallel mix knob.
How to make quick analog style adjustments to your drum mix using the EQ84.
How to convert both a multi and stereo drum track to MIDI using Tracker.
Recreating the “Black Album” drum sound with Superior Drummer 3.
Recreating the classic “When the Levee Breaks” drum sound with Superior Drummer 3.
How to make a dry drum mix with Superior Drummer 3.
How to program a hi-hat from scratch in Superior Drummer 3.
Getting creative with the overheads.
Using velocity pads.
Tame resonant drums.
Tame ambience channels.
Show/hide mixer channels.
Short hi-hat articulations.
Quick parallel compression.
Multi-channel selections.
Multi-instrument selection.
Mouse scroll wheel settings.
Customizing parameter boxes.
Compression default settings.
Clean part kit presets.
Change snare articulation in Edit Play Style.
Want to learn the ins and outs of Superior Drummer 3? Check out this interactive user manual.
USER MANUALSUPERIOR DRUMMER® is a registered trademark owned by Toontrack Music AB in the United States (US Registration Number: 3171463), Canada (Registration no. TMA979813), United Kingdom (International Registration no. 1301338), Sweden (no. 530797) and other countries.
The Superior Drummer 3 user interface is a registered design owned by Toontrack Music AB in the European Union (RCD No.: 004171270-0001 –004171270-0012.) and the United States (D875125, D875772 and D875128)
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64-bit Windows 7 or newer, 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended). Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, 64-bit Intel-based Mac with 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended).
64-bit host (with support for VST, AU or AAX). Standalone is included.
SOFTWARE: Approx. 320 MB download + installation space.
SOUND LIBRARY: Basic install: Approx. 41 GB download and an additional 41 GB for the installation process. Complete install: Approx. 236 GB download and an additional 55 GB for the installation process.